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> Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 08:34:05 +0100
> From: George V. Coyne <gcoyne@specola.va>
>
> PhD Position: The formation of thick disks in galaxies
>
>   A PhD position starting early 2004 is available at the Kapteyn
> Astronomical Institute.  The aim of the project is to develop a
> physical model for the formation of thick disks in late_type (spiral)
> galaxies. The main goal is to provide a detailed physical picture of
> how the thick disk of our Galaxy came about and in what ways it is
> associated to the primordial building blocks of galaxy formation
> theories. A second goal is to tackle, within established theories of
> galaxy evolution, some general aspects of thick disk formation such as
> the expected frequency of thick disks and the characteristics of their
> stellar populations (ages, metallicities, colors, etc).
>
>   This project will be largely theoretical, involving numerical
> simulations and analytic modeling, but currently available
> observations of the present_day structure, dynamics and stellar
> content of thick disks, especially in the Milky Way will also be
> used. In particular, the student is expected to profit from data taken
> within the RAVE survey, where the multi_dimensional information that
> will be available for millions of stars in our Galaxy may be directly
> compared to the models developed.
>
>   The study is expected to lead to a PhD degree at the University of
> Groningen within a period of four years, and will be jointly
> supervised by Dr. A. Helmi and Prof. P. van der Kruit . The position
> is open to students of all nationalities with the equivalent of a
> Masters ("doctoraal") degree. The application should include a
> curriculum vitae (with a list of grades for exams), two reference
> letters, and a short summary of research interests and how they fit
> into the aims for PhD research. These should arrive via email, FAX, or
> regular post no later than 8 DECEMBER 2003 addressed to:
>
> Dr. Amina Helmi
> Kapteyn Institute
> P.O. Box 800
> 9700 AV Groningen
> The Netherlands
> Tel: +31_50_3634045
> FAX: +31_50_3636100
> e_mail: ahelmi@astro.rug.nl
>
> For further information, please contact Amina Helmi
> (ahelmi@astro.rug.nl).